Common peroneal and tibial nerve paralysis secondary to herpes zoster infection: A case report

Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 50, Issue 7-8, 2010, Pages 322-325

  Boylu, E ^a   Domaç, Füsun Mayda ^a   Saracoglu M ^a  

^a GATA HAYDARPASA TRAINING HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Herpes zoster; Nerve conduction study; Peripheral nerve paralysis

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CYANOCOBALAMIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS MUSCLE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MONONEUROPATHY; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE PARALYSIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PERONEUS NERVE PARALYSIS; RANGE OF MOTION; SAPHENOUS NERVE; SURAL NERVE; TIBIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

AGED; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMANS; MALE; PARALYSIS; PERONEAL NEUROPATHIES; TIBIAL NEUROPATHY;

EID: 78650953677     PISSN: 0301150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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